document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1188600>Question 1188600</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A chord 18 inches long is perpendicular to the radius of a circle. The distance of the intersection of the chord and the radius to the center of the circle is 3 inches. What is the radius of the circle? illustrate the circle and show your complete solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The radius that is perpendicular to the chord bisects the chord.  So the portion of that radius from the center to the chord, half of the chord, and a radius to the end of the chord form a right triangle; the lengths of the legs are 3 (given) and 9 (half of the chord length), and the hypotenuse is the radius of the circle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Use the Pythagorean Theorem to answer the question.<br><BR>\n" );
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